Report on corporate governance and ownership 2011 - Indesit
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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>corporate</strong> <strong>governance</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>ownership</strong> at 21 March 2012 <strong>on</strong> <strong>2011</strong> – Annex<br />
Paolo M<strong>on</strong>ferino<br />
Born in Novara in 1946, he took a degree in mechanical engineering at the Politecnico in Turin<br />
<strong>and</strong> joined Fiat in 1973, initially in steel plant design <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> then in the purchasing<br />
department.<br />
In 1981, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, as senior vice president, Worldwide Procurement <strong>and</strong> Material<br />
Management, at Fiat Allis, a joint venture between Fiat’s c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> equipment business <strong>and</strong> the<br />
American Allis Chalmers group.<br />
In the 80 th he became general manager of the company’s Latin American subsidiary in Brazil <strong>and</strong> in<br />
1986 its COO. In 1987 he was appointed COO of Fiat Agri, Fiat’s farm machinery divisi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Following the 1991 acquisiti<strong>on</strong> of Ford New Holl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the creati<strong>on</strong> of New Holl<strong>and</strong>, he was made<br />
executive vice president of the newly merged company, leading Strategies <strong>and</strong> Business Development<br />
from its headquarters in L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong>.<br />
From 1996 to 2000 he was executive vice president of Fiat Group with resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for the following<br />
comp<strong>on</strong>ents manufacturers <strong>and</strong> other industrial operati<strong>on</strong>s: Magneti Marelli, Teksid, Comau-Pico,<br />
FiatAvio, Fiat Ferroviaria, Fiat Engineering <strong>and</strong> Centro Ricerche Fiat.<br />
In 2000, he went back to Chicago as chairman <strong>and</strong> CEO of CNH (Case New Holl<strong>and</strong>), a world leading<br />
manufacturer of farming equipment <strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> machinery (with sales of $12 billi<strong>on</strong>) formed by<br />
the merger of New Holl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Case Corporati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
In 2005, he returned to Italy to become CEO of IVECO, a leading European commercial vehicle maker<br />
(sales of E11 billi<strong>on</strong>) <strong>and</strong> its financial joint ventures with Barclays.<br />
He has been at the head of the Health department at Regi<strong>on</strong>e Piem<strong>on</strong>te since December 2010.<br />
Company<br />
CNH Global N.V.<br />
Ferrari S.p.A.<br />
Alleanza Toro S.p.A.<br />
Posts held<br />
Director<br />
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